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Moor End Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield HD4 5JA · moorend.org · 01484 222230
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.26 mi
- 2.03 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,053
- 53 over 1,000 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.26 mi (2.03 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 212 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 206 | 212 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 244 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 249 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 254 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 229 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.26 mi2.03 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 44.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.79 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 51.5 | −6.7 |
| Further education | 40.2 | +7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −1 |
| Employment | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | 0 |
Ofsted
Moor End Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 38
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied